‘Animal Kingdom’ Season 6 Teaser Trailer Finds the Boys Preparing for One Last Job

TNT’s critically acclaimed Animal Kingdom will kick off its sixth and final season on Sunday, June 19, 2022 at 9pm ET/PT with the release of the first two episodes. The premiere date announcement was accompanied by a new one-minute trailer teasing the brothers will be going out with one final big job.

Season six stars Shawn Hatosy as Andrew ‘Pope’ Cody, Ben Robson as Craig Cody, Jake Weary as Deran Cody, Finn Cole as Joshua ‘J’ Cody, and Leila George as Janine.

The series is inspired by the award-winning independent film from Australian filmmaker David Michôd. Michôd and the feature film’s producer Liz Watts are involved in the series as executive producers. Jonathan Lisco developed the series and Emmy winner John Wells, Daniele Nathanson, Erin Jontow, Nick Copus, and Bradley Paul executive produce.

TNT released the following description of the upcoming sixth season:

In the final season of TNT’s adrenaline-fueled family crime drama, the Cody boys discover that they can’t outrun their past. With their empire expanding, a cold case investigation sets off a series of events that puts the entire family in jeopardy. Revenge, betrayal, and a reckoning with long forgotten violence leads to an explosive conclusion six seasons in the making.

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Ben Robson, Shawn Hatosy, Finn Cole, and Jake Weary in ‘Animal Kingdom’ (Photograph by TNT)

A Look Back at Season 5:

In Animal Kingdom season five, Pope (Hatosy), Craig (Robson), Deran (Weary), and J (Cole) are still dealing with the fallout from the events surrounding Smurf’s death, including family members out for revenge. With their kingdom without a leader, the Cody family struggles to maintain their fragile alliance, and to see which of them will come out on top. Meanwhile, they search for more information on Pamela Johnson whom Smurf made the beneficiary of her estate.

And back in 1984, an increasingly volatile 29-year-old Smurf is forging her own path raising Pope and Julia and leading the charge on dangerous jobs with new and old friends.